Great local photography + auction + party

Photo Center NW is ready to show the results from its annual Long Shot event, during which anybody with a camera was invited to take photos during a 24-hour period starting at 6 p.m. June 1, and then submit those images to a PCNW jury. See the photos the jury selected (from more than 1,800 images) at a party/auction from 6-11 p.m. July 28 at PCNW, 900 12th Ave., Seattle. The sale is actually a reverse auction; all photos start at $500 and the price drops incrementally every half-hour. A DJ will play music, food will be available, and the drinks will be free. Sounds like those jury members could each use a beer.

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